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I suspect you would find an age bias in most industries with a learning curve for lower level positions, i.e the type where you apply mainly by sending a cold r
by jiggy2011 12y ago
I suspect you would find an age bias in most industries with a learning curve for lower level positions, i.e the type where you apply mainly by sending a cold resume. Try getting started as say a chef or electrician post about 30.
- tptacek 12y agoAnd so there you go, right off the bat, you're treating older candidates differently than younger ones, based on a stereotype.
- jiggy2011 12y agoSuggesting that older and more experienced candidates are older and more experienced? Hardly a stereotype.
- wglb 12y agoIn your comment I suspect you would find an age bias in most industries suggests that since it happens in other industries, that is somehow ok.
- jiggy2011 12y agoI'm not sure what you mean, it's not so much age as things that are likely to correlate strongly with age such as experience salary expectations and willingness to work insane numbers of hours.
- jpindar 12y agoSo you admit to more bigotry... that you think older people are greedy and lazy.
- tomjen3 12y agoThat doesn't suggest it at all - it does suggest that the solution isn't likely be to change something that is unique to the gaming industry.
- tptacek 12y agoAttempting to immunize yourself from claims of bigotry by handwaving about virtues that offset the stereotype you're defending is the second oldest rhetorical tactic in the prejudiced debater's handbook. The first of them would be, "but some of my best friends are older adults!"
- tptacek 12y agoThis was a shitty way to argue; my comment above was directed at a comment on the thread, but this one feels more like it's directed at a commenter. I think the argument --- that some kinds of ageism might not be a problem, because they involve jobs old people shouldn't want --- is toxic. But I resorted to snark and sabotaged my point. I apologize.
- jiggy2011 12y agoThanks! It was interesting to watch the karma swing here, my top post went from +4 to -4 within around 30 mins of your first comment in this subthread.